Dircks Thomas C Form 4 Silvergate Capital / THOMAS C DIRCKS ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

DIRCKS THOMAS C

(Last) (First) (Middle)

4250 EXECUTIVE SQUARE

SUITE 300

(Street)

LA JOLLA CA 92037

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Silvergate Capital Corp [ SI ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/19/2020

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Class A Common Stock	11/19/2020		M		2,500	A	(1)	92,247	D(2)
Class A Common Stock								145,900	I	By Charter Digital LLC

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Stock Units	(3)	11/19/2020		M			2,500	(4)	(4)	Class A Common Stock	2,500	$0	0	D
Restricted Stock Units	(3)							(5)	(5)	Class A Common Stock	2,056		2,056	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Restricted stock units convert into Class A Common Stock on a one-for-one basis.

2. Includes 33,183 shares held by Thomas and Annette Dircks as joint tenants.

3. Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of Class A Common Stock.

4. The restricted stock units vest fully on November 19, 2020. Vested shares will be delivered within thirty days following the vesting of the restricted stock units, when, subject to any trading restriction, the reporting person will receive the number of ordinary shares that corresponds to the number of restricted stock units that have become vested on the applicable vesting date, less any shares withheld to satisfy federal, state, local and foreign taxes of any kind.

5. The restricted stock units vest fully on May 29, 2021. Vested shares will be delivered within thirty days following the vesting of the restricted stock units, when, subject to any trading restriction, the reporting person will receive the number of ordinary shares that corresponds to the number of restricted stock units that have become vested on the applicable vesting date, less any shares withheld to satisfy federal, state, local and foreign taxes of any kind.

Remarks:

	/s/ John M. Bonino, as Attorney-in-Fact	11/20/2020
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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